At the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup, Africa will be represented by Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco, and Mali.
The 19th iteration of the biannual international men's youth football competition will take place at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2023, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Currently, 24 teams representing the under-17 national teams of the six FIFA member confederations are competing.
It will take place in an undisclosed location (perhaps Peru) from November 10 to December 2.
The competition has been back after a 4-year break because FIFA had to postpone the 2021 edition because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, who have made eight appearances and have won a record five FIFA U-17 World Cup titles (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, and 2015), are the most successful team in the competition.
Additionally, they finished second three times (1987, 2001, and 2009).
Nigeria has also won the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations twice; their first victory came in 2001, and their most recent triumph came in 2007.
They came in second place in 2003 and were runners-up in 1995 and 2013.
With a fourth championship in 2019, Brazil is the current champion.
The U17 AFCON served as the qualifier, therefore the four teams from Africa who advanced to the semifinals will represent the continent at the international competition.
Mali is the most seasoned team among those that have qualified, having done so five times already. Their sixth qualifier is this one.
Their finest performance came in 2015 when they fell to Nigeria in the championship match. Their most recent qualification came in India in 2017, where they placed fourth.
In 1997 and 2001, they made it to the quarterfinals; in 1999, they lost in the group round.
Since their last qualifying in 2011, when they were eliminated in the group stages, Burkina Faso is returning to the international stage for the first time.
Their greatest-ever result was in 2001 when they finished third after defeating Argentina 2-0 in the play-off. They have qualified for the World Cup a total of four times.
